NYC’s Best New Restaurants: December 2015

We’ll have the oysters and lobster and steak, thank you

A restaurant can’t just be good to survive in New York. It has to be gooooood.

This month, new hot spots all over the city are taking our old favorites to the next level. You’ve never had lobster, pizza, oysters and steak like this before. We promise.

Ready to drool? Here are December’s best new restaurants.

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Paul Wagtouicz

JUE LAN CLUB

Former NYC nightclub Limelight (you know, the one in the church) has been transformed into a 275-seat, multi-level Chinese eatery. Start with the black-bean shoots and caviar, then try the salt-and-pepper lobster for two.

MAMAN TRIBECA

Think of this as a supersized version of the original Maman in Soho. Instead of simply a bakery, it’s a full French restaurant featuring dishes like scallop carpaccio with Mandarin oranges and stuffed calamari with raisins.

LLAMA INN

This Peruvian-American mash-up has something for everyone. Want to go adventurous with traditional beef heart and char siu pork belly (above)? Would you rather play it safe with quinoa salad? Either way, you're covered.

SERVICE STATION

We thought gas station pizza was more of a regret than a meal, but pizza master Giulio Adriani is serving up seriously amazing personal pies, lasagna and fried calamari at this ExxonMobil station turned restaurant.

LE GARAGE

What do you get when an interior designer daughter and her chef mother buy an old garage in Bushwick? They transform it into the hottest French restaurant in town, hidden behind an unassuming exterior covered in graffiti.